We are living in a world where making the time to take care of one’s self is last on the list of things ­to ­do. It isn’t until something happens such as when the body is affected and stops one in their tracks that the mind is made to pay attention to what the body needs. Over the past 38 years working as a Registered Nurse in the Medical and Corporate Environments as a healthcare professional that I came to realize the need toward a paradigm from medical care through to health and wellness care. So many preventative diseases are overriding the cost of medical care. Where does one go in order to prevent getting sick? We know where to go when an illness or injury occurs. How can people know how to take care of themselves in a world that is so demanding of their time that they do not think they have time to provide for their “self”?

The answer lies deep within the “gut” with a feeling of discomfort. The decreased energy, the pain in the joints or lower back, the skipped meals, extensive travel, work deadlines, putting the kids first before your own needs all adds up to giving one’s power away. Who replenishes your energy? It is up to you to take care of yourself. If you don’t know how to do this then the answer is to seek out the services of a Health and Wellness Coach who has the experience to understand the devastation of illness and the benefits of preventative measures.

The Health and Wellness Coaching Profession fits perfectly into the nursing profession. Over the years many people have confided in trusting a nurse to tell all that affects their life as a result of an illness or life­changing situation. Nurses have coached patients as part of their every day care to empower people to adapt to challenges that affect all realms of life ranging from physical, psychological, spiritual, social, financial, environmental, professional/vocational and academic.

FEMTIQUE Associates Inc. is a non-­profit Health Coaching organization founded by Judith Beaulieu, RN BSN MIS CHC RYI CLC in 2011. Health Coach Services bring ideas and information from all areas of life to achieve goals, overcome obstacles, provide emotional support, listen with loving kindness, pose questions to bring about awareness, direct you to reliable sources of information and advocate for your best interest.

FEMTIQUE recently added integrative services such as Yoga Therapy to provide a means to increase energy or develop mindfulness through meditative poses that relax and restore. Together with the Health Coaching these services are being offered to Corporations on­-site during the lunch hours in order to help companies promote an optimal level of focus and concentration for their employees, enhance energy levels, and increase productivity.

Over the past year I have been approached by many PhD Candidates researching the Health Coaching Industry. During one of my interviews with a student, I was asked how I handle a situation where a goal was not achieved and how I handle failure to make this happen. I commented that there is no winner or looser and there isn’t any bad or good outcomes.

Coaching is a process to which is cultivated a partnership that utilizes strategies with which to apply to achievable goals. If someone meets roadblocks along the way that is up to them to reach out for the coaching services necessary to help redirect their energy and find a different path to their goal. If they stay the course and partner with a coach it will happen.

Achievable goals are set for a 3 or 6­-month time frame. It might take a little longer with unforeseen roadblocks. The recommended amount of sessions in meeting with a coach is monthly until the goal is achieved. There might be times when something comes up in between the next monthly session. FEMTIQUE provides one free 30­-minute road­block session over thephone or through a virtual meeting over the internet.

By Judith Beaulieu, Executive Director of FEMTIQUE Associates Inc.

FEMTIQUE offers a first­-time 3-­month coaching package for $150 (one-­hour session a month) that includes one free 30­minute road block session. The regular fee for service is $75 per hour.

FEMTIQUE contracts with companies that want to provide Coaching for Professional Health.

Requests can be sent through the www.femtique.org website “Contact Us” page. Executive Coaching Workshops are available upon request.